JP2003334228A - Wheelchair bathing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive wheelchair bathing apparatus using no front on/off door and conserved in space. <P>SOLUTION: A bathtub W is newly created from a wheelchair integrated with a main body plate from a backrest part 201 to a foot receiving part 204 by molding, a main body 100 having a space capable of housing the wheelchair so as to allow the same to advance and retreat, a wheelchair rotary means for converting the bathing person M on the wheelchair from an upright seated position to a posture lying on one's back and a cylinder means for elastically pressing both side surfaces 205 and 206 of the wheelchair. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathing apparatus for an elderly person or a physically handicapped person who cannot bathe by himself or herself, so that a bathing person does not have to get on or off the wheelchair using a wheelchair exclusively for bathing. The present invention relates to a wheelchair bathing device of the type.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally well-known wheelchair bathing equipments of this type are of the type that bathes each wheelchair in a bathtub, or the type in which the seat of the wheelchair and the trolley are separated, that is, when bathing, The seat part and the trolley part are automatically separated, and the bather is sent into the bathtub together with the seat part, but the trolley part is stored under the bathtub and stands by, and when taking a bath, both are automatically docked. There are things. In all of these conventional wheelchair bathing devices, an opening / closing door is provided on the front of the bathtub, so not only production costs for the front door itself but also door opening / closing and locking devices and their safety devices are required.
The combined cost of these is quite high. Furthermore,
Since the relatively long front door rotates about 90 degrees, there is a problem that an extra bathroom space considering the operating range is required and the workability of other workers is impaired.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention provides a new and useful wheelchair bathing device that does not use a front opening / closing door, thereby eliminating the drawbacks of the prior art. It is what

[0004]

A wheelchair bathing apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention is a wheelchair in which a body plate from a backrest portion to a footrest portion is integrally molded with resin such as FRP,
A body with a space for storing the wheelchair so that it can be moved forward and backward, a rotating means for converting a bather on the wheelchair from a sitting position to a supine position, and a cylinder means for suppressing the pressure on both sides of the wheelchair. It is characterized in that it is formed to create.

A wheelchair bathing apparatus according to a second aspect is the wheelchair bathing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the cylinder means is provided with a seal member mounted on a movable plate which is opened and closed, or a pressure fluid is introduced into a hollow portion. The feature is that a bulging seal is used.

[0006]

According to the wheelchair bathing device of the first aspect,
A wheelchair integrally molded from FRP or other resin to the body plate from the backrest to the footrest, the bather on the wheelchair moves from a sitting position to a supine position, with the body equipped with a space for storing this wheelchair. By adding a rotating means for converting and a swelling seal for opening and closing the wheelchair side by a seal member or an opening / closing means, a hot water tank is newly created in the main body, and as a result, there is a front opening / closing door and a bottom wall. Compared to the conventional product, which has a bathtub originally formed, it can be expected to significantly reduce the manufacturing cost. Further, since there is no front door, a dead space for opening and closing the door does not occur, so that there is an advantage that not only the limited bathroom space can be effectively utilized but also the flow line of the caregiver does not become unreasonable. In addition, in the wheelchair, the accessibility to both side surfaces is good on both the left and right, and transfer of the bather to the wheelchair and prewashing work are facilitated at the same time, and at the same time the seat surface and the dolly are not separated at all. High safety can be expected.

Further, the capacity of the water bath is about half that of the conventional product, that is, 2
It has various merits, such as about 100 liters and a great reduction in running cost.

According to another aspect of the wheelchair bathing device of the present invention, the cylinder means is provided with a seal member attached to a movable plate which is opened or closed, or a seal which expands by injecting a pressure fluid into the hollow portion. Therefore, when hot water is supplied from the hot water supply device to the hot water tank, there is no leakage of hot water and the bath can be safely taken.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1A and 1B and FIGS. 2 and 3 are schematic diagrams drawn to clarify the essential points of the present invention.
00 is a main body, and 200 is a wheelchair. The outer surface portion of the main body 100 is formed by a plurality of FRP molded products as in the conventional case, but the front opening / closing door and the bottom plate do not exist. Then, movable plates 103 and 104 that expand and contract in the direction of the arrow (see FIG. 1A) are provided on a part of the side wall inner surface plates 101 and 102, and the movable plate has sealing members 105 made of an elastic material.
106 (thick solid line) is attached. Therefore, this main body 1
00 is decisively different from the conventional product in that a bath for bathing is not formed. On the other hand, the wheelchair 200 has a backrest portion 201, a seat portion 202, legs 203 and a foot receiving portion 20.
4 is integrally molded with resin such as FRP, and the width dimension 1 between both outer side surfaces 205 and 206 is set to be slightly smaller than the dimension L when the movable plates 103 and 104 of the main body 100 are expanded. is doing. And this wheelchair 200
Is capable of rotating the wheelchair about the hinge 207 provided on the lower surface of the seat 202 in the direction of the arrow as shown by the chain double-dashed line.
The seal member 10 in which the stop position of 206 is provided on the main body side
5,106 and is configured to polymerize.

Therefore, the wheelchair 200 is inserted into the main body 100 from the back side of the bather M in the sitting position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2A, and when the wheelchair reaches a predetermined position, each wheelchair is rotated by a predetermined angle. After fixing, if the movable plates 103 and 104 are moved inward toward each other, both side surfaces 2 of the wheelchair 200 can be moved.
05 and 206 are elastically pressed by the seal members 105 and 106 to maintain airtightness. As a result, a new water bath W is created by the continuous curved surface extending from the backrest portion of the wheelchair to the foot receiving portion and the movable plates 103 and 104 of the main body 100. That is, the front and rear walls and the bottom wall of the hot water tank W are handled by the wheelchair 200, and the side walls of the hot water tank W are respectively supported by the main body side movable plates 103 and 104. As a result, a new hot water tank is formed. Because you can take a bath,
The above-mentioned intended object of the present invention is achieved.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. First, the main body 100 will be described. On the outer surface of the main body 100, a plurality of panels made of resin molded products such as FRP are appropriately installed without gaps between adjacent panels as described above. In a space 110 surrounded by the above, a hot water storage tank T, a water pump P for water supply and drainage, various fluid control devices, hot and cold water flow passage piping materials, and an air pump (not shown) as necessary are stored. ing.

The main body 100 is mounted on the floor by adjusting mounts 112 screwed to the four corners of the main frame 111 formed in a U shape. The left and right side wall inner panels 117 and 118 that project to the front have holes 119 that are hollowed out in a substantially trapezoidal shape, and the movable plates 103 and 104 are preferably closed according to the closed holes.
Is provided. That is, the movable plates 103 and 104 are rotatably supported by a plurality of pins 113 on the lower part of the rear surface thereof, and are coupled to a bell clamp 115 pivotally supported by the pins 114 on the upper part via a bracket 116. At the same time, the other end of the bell clamp 115
Cylinder 1 rotatably supported by pin 117
It is connected to 18 telescopic rods 119.

Therefore, in response to the expansion and contraction of the cylinder 118, the movable plates 103 and 104 perform a specified amount of rotational movement with the pin 113 as a fulcrum. In addition, the movable plates 103 and 10
A deformed W-shaped recessed groove 120 (see FIG. 7A) is formed on the inner surface side of 4, and inside the recessed groove 120,
The rubber seal members 105 and 106 are adhered.
The size and hardness of the seal members 105 and 106 are as shown in FIG.
Like the side surfaces 205, 206 of the wheelchair 200 described later.
Pre-selected to retain water tightness when sandwiched. A cylinder 122 is rotatably mounted on a center line of the main body 100 in the longitudinal direction by a pivot shaft 121. The cylinder 122 has a lever 124 whose extensible rod end is rotatably pivoted by a pin 123.
It is connected to the abdomen. A notch is formed at the tip of the lever 124 so that two types of long and short protrusions 125 and 126 are provided.

On the rear top panel 127 of the main body 100, operation switches, hot water and shower mixing valves 128 and 129 are properly mounted. Further, water supply / drain holes 130 are formed in the movable plates 103, 104, and the water supply / drain holes are appropriately connected to the water supply / drain pump P and the hot water storage tank T via unillustrated pipes, joints, switching valves and the like. .

Next, the wheelchair 200 according to the present invention will be described. As described above, the main body plate 200A of the wheelchair 200 is formed by integrally molding the entire surface from the backrest portion 201 to the foot receiving portion 204 with a resin such as FRP. It is integrally molded inside. One end of a lever 210 is pivotally attached by a pin 211 to a bracket 209 fixed to the reinforcing member 208. A shaft 212 is fixed to the other end of the lever 210, and both shaft ends of the shaft 212 are connected to the main body plate 2.
U-shaped rails 2 provided on both left and right edges of the lower surface of 00A
A roller 214 that rolls using 13 as a guide is attached. Further, two hinges 207 on the left and right are mounted near the bent portion that moves from the backrest portion 201 to the seat portion 202. That is,
One fixed piece 207A of the hinge 207 is joined to one rail end of the guide rail 213 described above, and the other fixed piece 207B is joined to the reinforcing member 208. Further, the other rail end of the guide rail 213 and the reinforcing member 208 are rigidly connected via a stay 215.
Therefore, the main body plate 200A has the hinge 207 described above.
And stays 215.

The wheelchair 200 is equipped with a handle for transfer by an assistant, a handrail handle for the bather M, a safety belt, and the like, which are not particularly shown. Further, when trying to recline the bather M using the hinge 207 as a fulcrum, in this embodiment, since the stay 215 is connected to the reinforcing member 208, the bather M can rotate together with the wheelchair 200 including the casters. However, the stay 215 is reinforced by the reinforcing member 20.
Well-known reclining mechanism (not shown)
With the addition, the bather M can rotate the hinge 207 as a fulcrum integrally with the main body 200A by a desired reclining angle.

The wheelchair bathing apparatus according to the present invention constructed as above is used as follows. First, bather M
After being transferred to the main body plate 200A of the wheelchair 200 in a sitting position as shown in FIG. 8, a safety belt or the like for falling prevention is put on and prewashed. Then
A bather M moves toward the main body 100 side by an assistant.
From the back side of the body into the body. The waiting state on the side of the main body 100 at the time of this approach is as follows: the rotating means of the wheelchair, that is, the means for converting the bather M from the sitting posture to the supine posture with the legs bent, as shown in the thin line in FIG.
Is contracted and the lever 124 is tilted to the left. On the other hand, on the wheelchair 100 side, the link 210 is tilted by the anti-compression spring 216 as shown in FIG. 8, and the roller 214 is guided through the shaft 212 to the guide rail 213. It is located on the left end side. In addition, the movable plate 103 forming the side wall of the hot water tank,
The opening / closing means 104 is the cylinder 1 as shown by the thin line in FIG.
18 is contracted, and the movable plates 103 and 104 are tilted outward with respect to each other.

As shown in FIG. 4, the lower frame of the wheelchair 200 is attached to the main body 100, and the positioning stopper 1 is provided.
When the operation switch is pressed after it is detected that the cylinder 122 has come into contact with the cylinder 31 and stopped, the cylinder 122 first starts to extend. In response to the extension movement of the cylinder 122, the lever 124 rotates clockwise around the pin 123, and when the rotation angle reaches a predetermined value, the longer protrusion 125 provided at the tip of the lever 124 is on the wheelchair 200 side. Abuts on the shaft 212. Cylinder 1 after projecting piece 125 and shaft 212 contact each other
The extension motion of 22 causes the link 210 to move to the spring 21.
Since the wheelchair starts to stand up against 6, the entire wheelchair has a hinge 20.
It starts rotating counterclockwise with 7 as a fulcrum. Then, if the cylinder 122 extends until the lever 124 and the link 210 stand up on a straight line as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 4, the bather M is converted into a supine posture and then stopped. Next, when the cylinder 118, which is an actuator for opening and closing the movable plates 1005 and 106, is operated, both movable plates 105 and 106 are rotated inwardly through the pin 113 and the bell clamp 115 and the bracket 116. Then, the seal members 105 and 106 elastically press the side surfaces 205 and 206 of the main body plate 200A of the wheelchair 200. As a result, a hot water tank that did not exist originally was newly created. Therefore, if hot water in the hot water storage tank T is introduced by the pump P from the water supply / drain hole 130, bathing is performed. In addition, the bath may be operated in the reverse order of the above.

Incidentally, the above-mentioned seal members 105, 106.
Shows an example of use of the solid seal shown in FIG. 7A.
A bulging type seal 107 having a hollow portion as in B may be directly joined to the concave grooves of the inner surface plates 101 and 102 having no hollow hole 119. In this case, a fluid such as pressurized air or pressurized water is supplied to the hollow portion to swell, and both side surfaces 205, 206 of the wheelchair are elastically pressed to form a hot water tank. Instead of an air pump or the like, a movable plate The opening / closing mechanism is unnecessary.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention,
F the main body plate 200A from the backrest to the footrest
A wheelchair 200 integrally formed of resin such as RP, and a main body 1 having a space for storing the wheelchair so that the wheelchair can move forward and backward.
On the other hand, the rotating means for converting the bather M on the wheelchair from the sitting position to the supine posture and the side surfaces 205, 206 of the wheelchair.
By providing a bulging seal or an opening / closing means for elastically pressing the container with a sealing member, a new hot water tank is created in the main body 100. As a result, the hot water tank is originally formed with the front opening / closing door and the bottom wall. Compared with conventional products, it can be expected to greatly reduce the manufacturing cost. Further, since there is no front door, a dead space for opening and closing the door does not occur, so that there is an advantage that not only the limited bathroom space can be effectively utilized but also the flow line of the caregiver does not become unreasonable. Further, in the wheelchair 200, the accessibility to both side surfaces is good on both the left and right sides, which facilitates the transfer of the bather to the wheelchair and pre-washing work, and at the same time the seat surface and the trolley are not separated at all. , High safety can be expected.

Further, the capacity of the hot water tank is about half that of the conventional product, that is, 2
It has various merits, such as about 100 liters and a great reduction in running cost. In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the bather M changes from the sitting position to the supine posture after entering the main body 100 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this form, and before entering the main body. You may enter after the conversion to the supine posture. That is, for example, a well-known reclining mechanism or the like may be attached to the wheelchair in advance, and the wheelchair receiving / fixing means may be installed instead of eliminating the above-described rotation means for posture change.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1A is a schematic plan view of a main device for explaining the outline of the present invention.

FIG. 1B is a schematic front view of a main device for explaining the outline of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of another main device for explaining the outline of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic right side view of another main device for explaining the outline of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional front view showing the entire wheelchair bathing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing an internal configuration of a main body which is a main device of the wheelchair bathing device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an internal configuration of a main body which is a main device of the wheelchair bathing device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a right side view showing the internal configuration of the main body which is the main device of the wheelchair bathing device of the present invention.

FIG. 7A is a cross-sectional plan view showing the configuration of the seal portion of the wheelchair bathing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional plan view showing another structural example of the seal part of the wheelchair bathing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a wheelchair which is another main device of the wheelchair bathing device of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a right side view of a wheelchair which is another main device of the wheelchair bathing device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 main body 101,102 Side wall inner plate 103, 104 movable plate 105,106 seal member 115 bell clamp 113, 114 pins 117, 123 pins 116 bracket 117,118 inner panel 119 Drilled hole 121 Axis 122 cylinders 124 lever 125,126 protrusion 130 water supply and drainage hole 200 wheelchairs 200A body plate 201 Backrest 202 seat 203 legs 204 foot support 205,206 Wheelchair side 207 hinge 208 Reinforcement member 209 bracket 210 lever 213 rail 214 Roll 215 stay M bather W bath

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Eiji Furukawa             65 Tomei-cho, Iwata-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture Tomei 65 Ama Co., Ltd.             Nouchi F term (reference) 4C094 AA01 BB12 CC03 CC09 DD14                       EE20 GG02 GG13 GG14

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A wheelchair 200 in which a body plate 200A extending from a backrest portion 201 to a footrest portion 204 is integrally molded of a resin such as FRP, a body 100 having a space for storing the wheelchair 200 so that the wheelchair 200 can move forward and backward, and a wheelchair. It is characterized in that a bath tub W is newly created by a rotating means for converting the upper bather M from a sitting posture to a supine posture and a cylinder means for repressing both side surfaces 205, 206 of the wheelchair 200. Wheelchair bathing equipment. 2. The cylinder means is configured such that seal members 105 and 106 are attached to movable plates 103 and 104 that open and close, or a seal 107 that swells by injecting a pressure fluid into a hollow portion is used. Claim 1 characterized by the above.
Wheelchair bathing device as described.